Joshua Beaver installs a sign on a shed to be used for clothing donations by Coats N Clothes 4 Kids, a new charity that will operate out of Owego. / DEBBIE SWARTZ / Staff Photo

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Coats N Clothes 4 Kids is a nonprofit owned by the same company — Hilldale Recycling, Inc. — that owns Beds 4 Kids and Save-More-Furniture.

The nonprofit recently sent several newly-constructed wooden sheds to Johnson City, Union-Endicott, Waverly, Windsor and Newark Valley school districts, and hopes to add more schools to its roster, said company founder Leonard Hilldale.

All children’s clothes that are collected will be sent to area clothing banks, as long as they offer the clothing for free. The company intends to open a clothing bank at its 100 Elm St. location in the near future.

A majority of clothing for teenagers and adults that is collected will be offered for free as well, though some will be sold to help pay for the costs associated with running the program, Hilldale said. Other costs will be covered by profits from running Save-More-Furniture, which has locations in Owego and Norwich, he said.

“We’re going to collect winter clothing all year-round,” Hilldale said. “Our goal with Coats N Clothes 4 Kids, as it was for Beds 4 Kids, is to industrialize charity.”

The charity requests that all clothes put in the bins be clean and placed in plastic bags.